Helene610 wrote: »

I hope you get better news about Sammy’s treatment. Our cats made it to the mid and upper teens so he’s still a youngster. One had kidney problems but she made it to 15 with medication, diet and frequent vet visits. Good luck.

Pam, have you had the deposition yet. I’m sure your lawyer has said to just answer what’s asked and don’t volunteer more than that. Good luck.

No lab results yet!

The deposition was yesterday afternoon. My attorney thought it went pretty well. I was puzzled by how unrelated some of the questions were and how little time was spent on questions that related to the crash and my injuries. In a 2 hour deposition, probably only 45 minutes or less were spent on the crash and my injuries. My attorney had taken the defendant’s deposition that morning and she denied responsibility, denied asking me if she had run the light, and claimed she was neither speeding nor using her cell phone at the time. All of which I believe to be untrue. And it turns out that one of the witnesses is no longer reachable at the number he gave to the police and the other has moved out of state, so getting their depositions will be a challenge. My attorney will be deposing the police officer who worked the scene next week. He said when he talked with him to schedule it, the police officer said he did remember the crash, even though it’s been almost 3 years. Next step after all of the depositions are completed will be a mediation hearing November 26th. If no settlement agreement is reached then we will go to trial sometime in April of next year, most likely.

It’s a huge relief to have that done. Now I can turn my attention to other more enjoyable things. A week from today we are flying to Colorado to visit DH’s family, which should be fun if my altitude sickness doesn’t get too bad. I’ve got electrolyte supplements to add to my water and my new PCP prescribed some medication, so I’m hopeful I’ll be able to enjoy the trip.

mdubbs1 wrote: »

There's so little on TV. I've been watching some old Mt 600-lb life shows that I'd never gotten to. Trying to scare myself straight. LOL!

Pairs have been announced for DWTS this fall:

https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/dancing -with-the-stars-season-33-cast-113355662

I’ve never heard of more than half of the celebrities who are competing this season. I know Danny Amandola from the New England Patriots and the two Olympians from the Paris games. I’ve seen Julia Roberts brother in movies. He much less successful than Julia or his daughter Emma. Many of the others are reality stars and I don’t watch they’re shows. I’ll probably try it and see how likable and talented they might be.

Pam - if I had to guess it sounds like they were circling around the issue of your mental competence, throwing in some unrelated questions to try to disguise their intent.

That's a real PITA that the two witnesses can't be reached!

PamS53 wrote: »

One witness is still reachable, even though he now lives out of state. However, he is the less reliable of the two since he admits to running the red light himself. He was traveling in the same direction as the woman who hit me, and he was in front of her. He says he saw the crash in his rear view mirror. I was impressed that he took the time to park and give a statement, despite his obvious hurry as evidenced by him running the light. I had forgotten that someone also ran the red light going eastbound. I remembered the one going westbound but had forgotten about the other one. Unfortunately, the accident report shows that driver’s location incorrectly, so I don’t know how much of an issue that might be. It may not matter if he’s never deposed. That could still happen via Zoom, which is how my deposition was taken Friday. I was in my attorney’s office, the other attorney was in his office, and the court reporter was in her home office. Things are definitely different these days.

Things are very different. The last time I laid eyes on a client was in March 2020!

Here's hoping this comes out the way it should. I've become so tuned in to red light running since your accident. It's amazing how often I'm slowing down for a yellow light and someone in the next lane that is WAY behind me speeds up instead and runs the red light. I'm amazed far more people aren't hurt. I wonder if that will change as more and more drivers seem to be disregarding all traffic laws!

In Ft Myers, running red lights is pretty common. I’ve learned to wait a few seconds before driving into the intersection in case someone in the cross intersection runs the light. They also have a high number of hit and run accidents, some resulting in fatalities. We don’t have any traffic lights on the island and police direct traffic through the major intersections leading off island from about 10-6 pm. After that, traffic volume drops dramatically as the tourists and construction workers head off island.

Tonight’s debate should be interesting. The polls have both candidates neck and neck which makes me nervous about Trump winning. I was watching man on the street interviews at the Wisconsin state fair. Many Trump voters said they don’t like him but they’re voting for him anyway because of the economy. Somehow the economic gains made under Biden don’t register with them. Democrats need to toot their own horns more than they do. Some said they don’t care what Trump does in his personal life as long as they like his policies. Pretty disturbing commentary on morality.

I love the new term sanewashing. That's a great way to put how much of the popular news media is dealing with the cheeto.

There's NO WAY I could stomach watching the debate so I didn't. My paternal grandfather is turning over in his grave.

I do subscribe to Chris Cillizza's Substack (which he started when CNN laid him off). I don't watch much tv news but he was a favorite and I'm really enjoying him being more uncensored. I'll find out what he thinks about the debate.

DH says the cheeto wants ABC's license revoked now after the debate. What a moron!

I wish I could warm up to Harris (never fear I'll vote and I'll vote for her) and I wish my party had been a ton smarter about who to run in this election. I guess it is what is it but if this marks the end of democracy historians are going to look back and pull all this apart.

And I'm absolutely appalled at the bill Congress is trying to pass to make it harder to vote. I think it should be as easy to vote everywhere as it is to vote in Maryland. Ballot gets mailed to us; we vote; and we run it down to the elementary school and put it in a box. I don't think they have any problem monitoring who's eligible to vote. And really, what if 1/3 of a percent of all ballots cast were fake BUT the overall turnout was 200% higher? Wouldn't it be worth it? Apparently not if you ask this Congress. Geesh!

I thought Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Harris was priceless. Plus she signed her post as a childless cat lady. She asked fans to do their own research as she has and to vote. She posted the website for followers to get info on registration. Maybe they can even register there. Vance mocked her as a billionaire celebrity out of touch with regular people. The website got 30,000 visits last week and 405,000 views since her post. Take that, JD.

I’ve never missed a state or national election and it’s hard to fathom how someone could skip such an important election. I missed a couple local elections because we were still in FL. Local candidates rarely run on a party ticket so you vote for the individual not a party.

What a beautiful picture. Sounds like the trip is going well.

I heard Vance was Don Jr’s choice and he lobbied for Dad to pick him. Guess they have buyer’s remorse over that pick but they’d never admit it. Vance told the WSJ that he had proof in the form of a police report a woman made about her missing cat. She blamed her Haitian neighbor. Couple days later, she found the cat hiding in her basement. She apologized to the neighbor. Guess Vance didn’t do the follow up to see she withdrew the police report.

Pam - great photo! I'm glad you had a good trip and that the medication worked!

Helene - great backstory to the cat brouhaha. What a moron that Vance character is!

I can feel fall in the air and it really has me down. I love the arrival of spring and dread the coming of winter but since I never want to move any farther south I guess I just grin and bear it. Of course with climate change our winters aren't so terrible here lately.

Helene610 wrote: »

Pam, glad you had a good time in CO. My BIL’s family type of vacation was like your nephew’s. Go, go, go. Not our style at all. We like to stay put instead of how many sights can we pack into a week.

Maryanne, DH was like you about winter before we started going to FL. It was dark before 5 pm and he found it depressing. In FL, the sun doesn’t set before 6 and rapidly moves towards 7. I doubt we’ll ever do a northern winter again. Have you considered one of those light therapy lamps. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is affected by the shorter sunlight hours.

My mother used one of those lights. I should check into it.

My biggest fear used to be tRump getting elected. Now it’s tRump getting elected, then dying or being killed or forced out of office due to his obvious declining mental health and then we are stuck with JD Vance. Might as well get fitted for your Handmaid’s Tale robe immediately if that happens. Vance is even scarier to me than tRump!

I just realized the hurricane barreling down on Florida is named Helene!

Helene - have you heard anything about your house?